Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
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I posted info about what you see in the film in my post... hidden by spoiler tags.I think they went opposite in the film. I need to go watch it again
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The one on the right/on display at the park was not used in the movie.
That might explain the differences.
Right on. Thanks for pointing that out.
Usually when a contractor is hired to do a piece that has already been made for a movie then they would normally get access to the original plans and/or 3d models.
It is interesting that the details are different but that is nothing new in the movie industry. Even when the same person/company makes a few props for a movie then there are often differences from one to the next.
So I will be mostly using the Dial on the left to recreate my replica and only using the Dial on the right to fill in the blanks if needed.
This photo that was shared earlier, my thoughts on a couple things that may or may not be right but thought I would share..
On that left half, you see the middle-and-small gears in the very bottom?
- I get "welded-on-for-looks" vibes. I don't see how that gear could function for any purpose.
The outer box large-gears.
- I don't think they turn even on the film prop.
Why not? Because they aren't symmetrical. You'd rotate them out of the box and they don't engage with anything anyway.
I'm also not really seeing how the circular gear discs on the left could engage with any other gear mesh.
- Again "welded on for the looks" and let movie magic do the thing.
Just my 2 cents..
I should have the updated 2-sided, split-box design plans (below) pushed up to Printables later this evening or tomorrow. Had a busy holiday, kid birthday and I made a little work for myself by lack of organization / rapid iteration - trying to clean up things a bit to cut down tech support while I wait on a test print.
On that left half, you see the middle-and-small gears in the very bottom?
- I get "welded-on-for-looks" vibes. I don't see how that gear could function for any purpose.
The outer box large-gears.
- I don't think they turn even on the film prop.
Why not? Because they aren't symmetrical. You'd rotate them out of the box and they don't engage with anything anyway.
I'm also not really seeing how the circular gear discs on the left could engage with any other gear mesh.
- Again "welded on for the looks" and let movie magic do the thing.
Just my 2 cents..
I should have the updated 2-sided, split-box design plans (below) pushed up to Printables later this evening or tomorrow. Had a busy holiday, kid birthday and I made a little work for myself by lack of organization / rapid iteration - trying to clean up things a bit to cut down tech support while I wait on a test print.
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Fantastic! Notice they didn't move anything
Also..
"..These Glyphs Contain Instructions for its use" Uhh, don't know Ancient greek but I don't see how a set of glyphs that only represent a fraction of the greek alphabet would contain actual instructions. Well, unless it was made by Ikea.
Appreciate the notes about the others though. That helps!
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This is amazing, I have been following this build ever since you started. Thank you for sharing your work; I am sure I can speak for others when I say it is much appreciated. I have been holding off building because you keep making it better.
In that Disney video, they mentioned the faceplates around the sides have the sun dial graphic on them. Would that be a possibility for your build? There are also some designs around the top corners. I wonder if separate detailed pieces could be integrated that could be resin printed separately with those details and dropped in on the tops and sides?
Anyways, just a thought. What you have done is awesome and I can't wait to build one of these. Thank you!!
This is amazing, I have been following this build ever since you started. Thank you for sharing your work; I am sure I can speak for others when I say it is much appreciated. I have been holding off building because you keep making it better.
In that Disney video, they mentioned the faceplates around the sides have the sun dial graphic on them. Would that be a possibility for your build? There are also some designs around the top corners. I wonder if separate detailed pieces could be integrated that could be resin printed separately with those details and dropped in on the tops and sides?
Anyways, just a thought. What you have done is awesome and I can't wait to build one of these. Thank you!!
how cool - thank you - Absolutely! I think I accidentally designed the little starburst-like patterns the other day for the corners of the box, trying to figure out the bottom pearl or whatever bit. I hope to resurrect that design shortly and see about applying it. That video I think gave me exactly what I needed for those squares on the sides, the sundial - definitely going to be doing those and they will be options to glue-on (so I can add it to my own build without a 2-day print, lol)
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The dial on the right leads me to believe that this is a prop replica to eventually end up on the store shelves in the park.
Reason is. It's the only prop on display that is not behind glass and is in the middle of the floor completely unprotected. Upclose and personal, it has all the markings of the same format as the props recently released
I also believe the movie dial may be 2 different sizes like the skull was. There are scenes where it certainly looks larger than 10 inches unless the actors holding the dial are tiny
Reason is. It's the only prop on display that is not behind glass and is in the middle of the floor completely unprotected. Upclose and personal, it has all the markings of the same format as the props recently released
I also believe the movie dial may be 2 different sizes like the skull was. There are scenes where it certainly looks larger than 10 inches unless the actors holding the dial are tiny
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Don't they call it the Antikythera mechanism in the movie? Or do you mean the first time they talk about it behind the scenes?
What do you guys think about these measurements compared to what we see in the movie?
In these images I measured the fingers to get a basic idea of the scale. They seem to match up from scene to scene. Of course, fingers can be different sizes on different people but it seems to me that the movie prop was closer to 10 - 10.5 inches across the flats or about 6in on each side. As we now know that the prop on display in the Den of Destiny was not made by the same guy that did the Dial for the movie it is not beyond reason that the dial in the Den of Destiny is not the same size as the one used in the movie.
In these images I measured the fingers to get a basic idea of the scale. They seem to match up from scene to scene. Of course, fingers can be different sizes on different people but it seems to me that the movie prop was closer to 10 - 10.5 inches across the flats or about 6in on each side. As we now know that the prop on display in the Den of Destiny was not made by the same guy that did the Dial for the movie it is not beyond reason that the dial in the Den of Destiny is not the same size as the one used in the movie.
Yes, I am on record saying I believe the film prop is bigger for sure. I have been to the Disney one and my measurements were right there at 8 to 10 and around 2 wide. Pretty close for crude scale and eyeballing
Might even be a tad larger than 10. A visual 2 inches is pretty hard to pick up as far as judging sizes.
Might even be a tad larger than 10. A visual 2 inches is pretty hard to pick up as far as judging sizes.
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Thanks for the video. Most useful
Haven't seen the movie. I always wait till it's been out a while and is less crowded.
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